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...short time, he had seemed to stand near the focal point of American political life, but now Senator Eugene McCarthy is seeking the periphery...
...long time poses some weighty questions and has the sense to treat them violently in stark and terrifying images reminiscent of Hitchcock (Bergman's favorite director). If you are interested in current discussions of artistic impotence, the dementia of Bergman's protagonist (Max von Sydow) becomes the film's focal point. I found myself more involved by his wife (Liv Ullman) who, in loving him, tries to share his madness but cannot ultimately follow...
...masse behind bars-or expect to find more compliant replacements for them. On the other hand, if "this attempt to help bring about a varying of opinion and the democratic evolution of the country," as one Deputy put it, is allowed to succeed, it could well become the focal point of dissent against Franco's rule...
...focal point of a lot of the band's activity," manager Whittemore said. "She could assert herself, since she's been with the band longer than anyone else, but she always asks permission to do things. She's a great help to a new manager. And she adds a very nice touch to the band--somebody not in authority, but someone you can count...
...FOCAL POINT of The Promise is Lika, the immature 16-year old who discovers that two men love her and then marries the wrong one. Eleanor Lindsay, who plays the part, makes a stunning and no doubt difficult transition from a wide-eyed girl who recoils at the thought of sex to a sad housewife married to a bitter, unsuccessful poet. Miss Lindsay seems somewhat stiff and unsure of herself at times, but with a few more performances this should disappear...